Episode 29 – From social work placement to clinical practice to realist research: A conversation with Associate Professor Jacqui Cameron

Social Work Discoveries

Hi Listeners,

Welcome back to the Social Work Discoveries podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by none other than Associate Professor Dr Jacqui Cameron from the University of Wollongong.

Jacqui is a social worker with over twenty years of experience in practice, research, evaluation, and training in a variety of settings including alcohol and drug, mental health, and domestic violence. She is Co-Editor for Advances in Dual Diagnosis (ADD), an international journal that promotes submissions on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders from academics, practitioners, and educationalists, as well as from lived experience of dual diagnosis.

Jacqui is a realist mixed-method researcher with extensive experience in qualitative data methods, and she ties this in with her passion for transforming research into practice. Her ability lies in engaging with practitioners with enthusiasm and credibility. Using a social work lens, she engages services and service users to use evidence to inform practice and manage complex issues including alcohol and drugs, mental health, and domestic violence.

You’ll hear from her all about her story from starting on a social work field placement, then moving into clinical practice, and now undertaking high-impact research as a leading scholar in her field.

It’s a pleasure to release this episode. I’m sure you’ll enjoy!

Ben.

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Here’s a link to Jacqui’s contact info and recent work:

https://scholars.uow.edu.au/jacqui-cameron

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqui-cameron-92114a41/

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1253-1282